Monday, April 29, 2013

2013 Art and Design Student Juried Exhibition


Abigail Eichstedt is the recipient of the 2013 Parkland Library Purchase Award for her painting titled "In the Blue." Congratulations, Abigail!


Thursday, April 18, 2013

Parkland READ Poster and Parkland Reads 2013-2014 Book Revealed!

Every year during National Library Week the Parkland College Library unveils the newest READ poster and the Parkland Reads book choice. This year was no different. Lots of Parkland students, faculty, staff, administration ( including our very own President Ramage), and community members came to see the big event.

The READ poster features....Charles Larenas and Club Latino! Charles is an Education faculty member from the department of Social Sciences and Human Services. He chose the Jon Stewart book, "America (the Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction." (You can find out if this book is available for check out in the Parkland Library here.)

The Parkland Reads choice for the 2012-2013 academic year is "The Other Wes Moore" by Wes Moore. (You can find out if this book is available for check out in the Parkland Library here.)


READ poster photographer, Rebecca Hethke and Charles Larenas.

Maggie Taylor, Parkland Reads coordinator, holding the 2012-2013 book, "The Other Wes Moore."

Library Director, Anna Maria Watkin, with Charles Larenas.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The READ Poster is Coming: Thurs, April 18th


On Thursday, April 18th at NOON, this year's READ Poster featuring a Parkland "celebrity" will be unveiled along with next year's Parkland Reads book in the Library Reading Lounge!  We'll have special giveaways, snacks, bookish humor and other fun stuff, so come by and take part in the National Library Week festivities!

Check out last year's READ poster featuring Billie Mitchell.

Monday, April 15, 2013

It's National Library Week



Happy National Library Week! This week (April 14-20) libraries all over the country celebrate by hosting special events and promoting library use.

Here at Parkland, we will unveil our annual Parkland Celebrity READ Poster at Noon on Thursday. It may feature someone you know! Come on up to the library and find out who it is!

We’ll have special giveaways, snacks and bookish humor so come on by and take part in the festivities.


In the meantime, check out this clever video from Allen County Public Library.



Monday, April 8, 2013

World Book Night : April 23, 2013



World Book Night U.S. is a celebration of books and reading held on April 23, 2013, when 25,000 passionate volunteers across America give a total of half a million books within their communities to those who don’t regularly read. This year Parkland Library is a host for local book givers to receive books to distribute throughout the community. We're excited to be a part of this huge international reading event. Go to the World Book Night U.S. website for more details.


Monday, April 1, 2013

National Library Week is Coming!


National Library Week is April 14-20. This national observation is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA). Libraries all over the country celebrate by hosting special events and promoting library use.

On Thursday, April 18th at noon, this year’s READ poster featuring a Parkland “celebrity” will be unveiled along with next year's Parkland Reads book in the Library Reading Lounge. We’ll have special giveaways, snacks and events so come on by and take part in the festivities.